Nazgul58
45 Cal.
Degreased, 2 coats of cold blue scrubbed in with a 3M pad, heated with a heat gun. Scrubbed back to gray after. Holds up well to 3 years of use.
Don
What's the consensus on Kibler rifles Steel finish?
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Degreased, 2 coats of cold blue scrubbed in with a 3M pad, heated with a heat gun. Scrubbed back to gray after. Holds up well to 3 years of use.
Don
Nazgul58
45 Cal.
Photo makes it look blotchy. It isn't blotchy.
Don
Don
You’ve got to really try to make an ugly Kibler.
Love those browned and greyed finishes guys!
Love those browned and greyed finishes guys!
There was a time period when the US arsenals went through a brown, bright, blued phase. Some years certain parts were required to be bright, then browned and lacquered, then case hardened blue (not color cased). Then they would decide everything was to be bright, then every part was colored in some fashion. It can be hard to track at times.
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BR Sorenson
32 Cal
I've used both on steel. Jax brown takes more work to build up a nice Grey patina. I finaly got some jax black and used it on the lock of my last woodsrunner. It was darker than I wanted. So I rubbed it back. And I'm getting used to it. The rifle is cherry stock and I browned the barrel.
Jax black is pretty much a cold bluing solution.
I think you need to first ask yourself what you intend to do with the rifle. Target, wallhanger, hunter?
I chose browning because it's highly durable and my Woodsrunner will likely see snow and rain throughout its lifetime.
I chose browning because it's highly durable and my Woodsrunner will likely see snow and rain throughout its lifetime.
nice photo,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
